KELLY-STEHNEY & ASSOCIATES, INC v. MacDONALD’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition. We affirm.

I. factual and procedural history

On February 23, 1994, the parties entered into a Manufacturer’s Representative Agreement (mra), which provided that plaintiff would work for defendant as an independent contractor selling products manufactured by defendant to other manufacturers in the automotive industry. The mra provided that plaintiff would receive three percent commissions on new product sales of defendant’s products unless otherwise agreed in writing. The mra bound…